Simultaneous travel: I am proving the great way in the heavens.

Chapter 642 The Holy Lord Who Guards the Home, the God of All Powers! A Paradise for Demons and Monsters!

Xiao Wei's methods were like a spider web that Luo Fu could easily tear apart, but the spider web was too dense. It was so dense that it covered everything.

Unless Luo Fu can burn all these spider webs to the ground, it's unlikely that many people in the entire Jiangdu City will survive.

Clearly, Xiao Wei may have had this idea all along, wanting to use the entire Jiangdu City to make Luofu hesitate to act rashly.

Just as Luo Fu and Xiao Wei were at a stalemate.

Xia Bing finally led a group of soldiers from Jiangdu City to the street where Luofu was located.

From afar, Xia Bing and a group of Jiangdu City soldiers witnessed an unbelievable scene.

Luo Fu, like a demon, wielded a flying sword and wantonly slaughtered everyone on the street.

The entire street was now a river of blood.

In fact, to these soldiers, the corpses lying on the ground, their wounds still bleeding, were clearly the relatives and friends they had spoken with not long ago.

In that brief moment, the soldiers instantly abandoned their fear of the cultivators and looked at Luo Fu with murderous intent.

As expected of a border army, although Jiangdu City, a small city in the Western Regions, had a small troop strength, the soldiers' fighting spirit was quite strong.

At the general's command, the soldiers instantly drew their bows and fired thousands of arrows toward Luofu.

A dense swarm of arrows, like a dark cloud, swept over Luofu.

Xiao Wei's silvery laughter reached Luo Fu's ears clearly.

It must be admitted that Xiao Wei may not be skilled enough in cultivation or strength, but when it comes to scheming and plotting, she is indeed one of the more troublesome people Luo Fu has encountered.

Even the tree demon of Lanruo Temple is not like Xiaowei, who uses mortals as tools to target her opponents.

However, Xiao Wei clearly underestimated Luo Fu.

The power of the mortal world, while not very lethal when facing powerful cultivators individually, becomes formidable once it is formed into an army formation.

Their military formation exudes a murderous aura that can even draw upon the power of the Starry White Tiger. Even immortals, when faced with a human army united in purpose, risk perishing.

Ultimately, so-called extraordinary powers are actually individuals interfering with reality through their own consciousness.

In this world, while individuals may wield incredible power, the power of a group should not be underestimated.

Even ordinary people without cultivation, if they have a clear mind, can still harm extraordinary powers by relying on their own mind.

Those great Confucian scholars are typical examples of this.

Military formations inherit the traditions of military strategists, and have their own lineage.

Even though these border troops of Jiangdu City had not received the essence of military strategy, their united will still allowed them to unleash incredible destructive power.

The first thing to be affected was the layers upon layers of bewildering illusions created by Xiaowei.

The moment the arrow flew, all the illusions were torn apart.

But by this time, even though the soldiers who had previously attacked in anger realized that the streets were not as desolate as they had imagined, littered with corpses, it was too late for them to do anything.

Faced with a cloud of arrows, Luo Fu simply waved his sleeve.

The overwhelming barrage of arrows vanished without a trace, as if erased from thin air.

Xiao Wei used illusion magic to manipulate soldiers and attack Luo Fu.

But she herself was also affected by the killing intent of the military formation, and her layered illusions, like a spider web, were torn to shreds at the same time.

But Xiao Wei had already hidden herself away and was completely out of the way of the arrows.

On a rooftop.

The lizard spirit Xiao Yi looked at Xiao Wei nervously and asked, "Are you...are you alright?"

Looking down at the wound that was still emitting black smoke, Xiao Wei shook her head with a gloomy expression and said, "It's nothing. Although this flying sword broke my disguise, it can't kill me."

As soon as she finished speaking, Xiao Wei's wound began to heal at an astonishing speed, visible to the naked eye.

In the blink of an eye, even the white dress that had been pierced by the flying sword seemed to have turned back time, restoring itself to its original state.

After doing all this, Xiaowei's expression turned noticeably unpleasant.

"Xiao Yi, I need people's hearts."

Nodding vigorously, the lizard demon Xiao Yi said with murderous intent, "I'll go kill someone and take their heart right now."

“Send people’s hearts to the Prince of Jiangdu’s residence.” Xiao Wei looked meaningfully in Luo Fu’s direction and said, “I’ll wait for this guy at the Prince’s residence. I want to see if he’s really so invincible.”

A hint of hesitation appeared on the lizard spirit Xiao Yi's face. He said, "You...you must be careful. He is a cultivator, unlike the Prince of Jiangdu."

With a glance at Xiao Yi, Xiao Wei said, "I know that what I need is a heart that is devoted to me without wavering, to make up for my greatest weakness, but that is obviously impossible for a cultivator. However, a cultivator's heart can also greatly improve my cultivation. I will not lose the greater good for the sake of the lesser."

Xiao Yi nodded vigorously and said, "I'll take you back."

"No need," Xiaowei shook her head and said, "You need to be careful from now on."

"I..." Xiao Yi hesitated for a moment, then said, "That Xia Bing, she has your severed tail. You..."

"Don't worry," Xiao Wei said confidently. "As long as you send the people here as soon as possible, with the disguise, a demon slayer who only has a trace of blood left will have no chance of discovering my identity!"

"I'll go right now." Xiao Yi leaped into the air and disappeared from the spot.

Xiao Wei looked towards Luofu from afar.

A sudden chill ran down her spine.

With a wave of his hand, Luo Fu wiped away the arrows that resembled a dark cloud. He appeared completely at ease, staring intently in his direction. His clear eyes seemed to have witnessed the entire exchange between Luo Fu and Xiao Yi.

A sudden tightness gripped her heart, and Xiao Wei subconsciously cast layers upon layers of illusions around herself to conceal herself.

on the street.

Xia Bing let out a long sigh of relief. She then strode up to Luo Fu, her previous carefree demeanor replaced by a restrained air. "Junior Xia Bing," she said, "I apologize for any offense I may have caused you, senior!"

Luo Fu said nonchalantly, "You just answered many of my questions, how could I have offended you?"

With an awkward smile, Xia Bing certainly didn't dare to admit that she had previously mistaken Luo Fu for someone like herself, a novice demon hunter.

The demon slayers, in fact, are from the western border regions and hold a misconception about cultivators.

This is also related to the fact that there is no orthodox Xuanmen lineage in the western border regions.

Even Xia Bing, despite her self-proclaimed extensive knowledge, had never actually been to the Central Plains.

In this world, the Central Plains is truly a place of outstanding people and abundant resources, a place whose depths are unfathomable.

In remote border regions, it's already quite remarkable to have exorcists like Xia Bing fighting against demons and monsters. Borderlands like the Western Regions have a small human population and are essentially a paradise for demons and monsters—a desolate wasteland.

Even the esoteric Buddhist sect has always looked down on such places.

Otherwise, it wouldn't be that a noble title like the Prince of Jiangdu would have a monster like Xiao Wei in his household, and no one would have been able to recognize her.

Small places naturally have their own rules.

The emergence of Luofu was like a great white shark emerging from a small fishpond.

No.

To be precise, it's like a shallow pool that can't nurture a real dragon, but suddenly a real dragon has flown in from somewhere else.

This true dragon is Luofu.

Luo Fu, having given Xia Bing a perfunctory reply, looked in Xiao Wei's direction again.

The layers upon layers of illusions and illusions have seemingly vanished.

Clearly, although they hadn't directly clashed before, Luo Fu's flying sword still caused Xiao Wei considerable damage.

This forced her to choose to retreat from Luofu and temporarily avoid its sharp edge.

Turning his gaze away, Luo Fu looked at Xia Bing and asked, "Did you just encounter that Nine-Tailed Fox demon?"

Xia Bing said awkwardly, "I wouldn't dare to deceive you, senior. I... I've been tricked."

Xia Bing then recounted how she had clearly sensed the unusual movement of the Nine-Tailed Fox tail on her body, but after chasing after it, she encountered a strange monster.

As if afraid of being looked down upon by Luo Fu, Xia Bing explained, "Senior, that Nine-Tailed Fox is cunning. She used a diversionary tactic to lure me there, and also lured the guards of Jiangdu City along with her. This monster has probably already set her sights on you, so please be very careful."

Although Xia Bing has indeed felt the strength of Luo Fu, in her heart, the Nine-Tailed Fox is still an extremely powerful demon.

This is not to say that Xia Bing underestimated Luo Fu, or that she overestimated the Nine Heavens Fox.

Instead, from childhood, her elders had always told her how troublesome the Nine-Tailed Fox was, but they had never told her about the outstanding people and abundant resources of the Central Plains, nor did they know that there were countless masters in the Central Plains.

Preconceived notions led Xia Bing to subconsciously exaggerate the Nine-Tailed Fox's strength.

Luo Fu nodded and said, "Now that you've confirmed that the Nine-Tailed Fox is in Jiangdu City, have you found her whereabouts?"

After a moment's hesitation, Xia Bing shook her head and said, "No, but I found some clues. I suspect that the Nine-Tailed Fox might be hiding there..."

"Hey, what are you doing running around like that?"

A sudden voice interrupted Xia Bing's words.

Looking in the direction of the sound, one could see a burly swordsman carrying a Guan Dao (a type of halberd).

From his actions, an experienced person could easily tell that he must have had military experience.

In reality, weapons like the Guan Dao are rarely chosen by chivalrous individuals to carry under normal circumstances. On the one hand, the Guan Dao is not suitable for traveling the martial arts world, and on the other hand, using the Guan Dao as a weapon is simply too eye-catching.

Xia Bing paused for a moment, then waved towards the direction of the chivalrous man and said to Luo Fu, "Senior, let me introduce you. This is Mr. Pang, a chivalrous man I met on my travels. Although he is not a demon slayer, his skill with the Guan Dao is superb."

Luo Fu glanced at Pang Yong, who was carrying a Guan Dao, with a strange expression, before his gaze fell on the guards of Jiangdu City.

He remembered that in the story of Painted Skin in his previous life, this Pang Yong was once a general in Jiangdu City, but after losing a fight over a woman, he resigned in a fit of anger and became a wandering knight-errant.

However, in this world, Pang Yong's background is clearly very different from what Luo Fu knows.

First of all, Jiangdu City was entirely the fiefdom of the Jiangdu County King who guarded this place, and in a noble's fiefdom, it was obviously impossible for military power to be controlled by others.

The facts have proven Luo Fu's idea.

As Pang Yong approached, the guards of Jiangdu City merely glanced at him warily, showing no sign of reunion after a long separation.

Having arrived before Luo Fu, Pang Yong sized him up, then immediately placed his Guan Dao on the ground, clasped his hands in a fist salute to Luo Fu, and said, "Pang Yong greets you, sir. Are you also a demon slayer?"

Clearly, Xia Bing had already proven to Pang Yong that demons and monsters really do exist in this world.

Nodding slightly, Luo Fu had no interest in explaining the difference between demon slayers and true cultivators to strangers.

Then let's just let Pang Yong simply treat cultivators as demon slayers.

Pang Yong believed it to be true, and even showed a look of great interest.

"I'm sorry for speaking so frankly, we're not old friends. May I ask, sir, what kind of monster did you encounter that caused such a commotion?"

As he spoke, Pang Yong glanced at the Jiangdu City guards gathered around him.

Xia Bing took the initiative to speak: "Let me tell you, Mr. Pang, you probably don't believe it, but we encountered the Nine-Tailed Fox whose tail was cut off by my ancestor."

His expression instantly turned serious. Clearly, during their previous encounter, Pang Yong had also been misled by Xia Bing, subconsciously mistaking the Nine-Tailed Fox for some formidable demonic behemoth.

"No wonder."

As the group was talking, one of the officials in charge of the guards of Jiangdu City finally came before Luo Fu and his companions.

"May I ask if you three are the demon slayers who came to rid my Jiangdu City of the heart-ripping demon?"

The one who spoke was a pampered young man.

In this remote border region where sandstorms frequently obscure the sky, she still maintains a healthy, rosy complexion and white teeth, unlike Xia Bing and Pang Yong, who are both slovenly.

Xia Bing took the initiative to say, "Greetings, Your Highness. We have come here for the Heart-Digging Demon."

This prince is none other than the current Prince of Jiangdu.

They were also targeted by the Nine-Tailed Fox.

Luo Fu gave the prince a meaningful look.

Before obtaining the jade slip and digging up the Lishan Old Mother's Daoist temple, Luo Fu would not have been able to discern the identity of the reincarnation of the gods and Buddhas of the Three Realms.

But now, with the jade slip in his hand, it's as if he has the register of reincarnations of gods and Buddhas in the Three Realms.

If someone in his previous life was truly a god or Buddha of the Three Realms, then the jade slip would naturally be moved, and might even proactively provide Luo Fu with the identity of the person before their reincarnation.

At this moment, the handsome Prince of Jiangxia, whose past life was revealed in the jade slip, was a genuine underworld deity, a guardian saint, and an all-powerful god—Zhong Kui.

The reincarnation of Zhong Kui actually encountered a fox spirit and was even bewitched by it. This was simply an absurd farce.

It's worth noting that Zhong Kui is best known for eating ghosts.

If any soul is deemed guilty by Zhong Kui and has violated the laws of the underworld, Zhong Kui will devour it without mercy.

(End of this chapter)